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Kevin (Probably) Saves the World

These are my favorite quotes from the past two weeks, mostly from shows currently on the air, but also other random things I happen to be watching.

OutlanderFather Fogden: He’s missing a hand. Will the bride mind?Marsali: I will not.Father Fogden: I don’t suppose it’s an impediment. Not as though he’s lost his cock. Uh, he hasn’t, has he?Marsali: If ye’d hurry up and get on wi’ it, I could find out.

Supergirl: Crisis on Earth-X
Joe: Thank you for showing me how to love again. For showing me that love is the most important thing we have.

Arrow: Crisis on Earth-XKara: Why do you have a kryptonite arrow?!Oliver: In case an evil you ever showed up!

The Flash: Crisis on Earth-XDr. Stein: In all my travels to distant times, one thing which sadly remains constant is men’s ability to feel hatred for other men.

The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselAbe: I am not a two TV set sort of man. Maybe other people have two TVs. Maybe Jack Parr has two TVs. But not me.

Miriam: If women don’t realize what’s going on in the world, they won’t step in and fix it. Because they will fix it. And accessorize it!

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Coulson: I don’t have many details, but I do know we’re in space.Mack: Yeah, that makes sense. That’s the one thing we haven’t done yet.

These are my favorite quotes from the past two weeks, mostly from shows currently on the air, but also other random things I happen to be watching.

SupergirlYoung Kara: Clark has a friend named Chloe who can help.

Kara: I remember thinking I would never feel at home on Earth. I still don’t, in a way. But I feel at home with you.Alex: Always.

The FlashRalph: What is this, a puppy’s raincoat?

Kevin (Probably) Saves the WorldKevin: Your boss… is a jerk. A lovely and decent woman dies, leaving another wonderful woman devastated?Dave: You’re preaching to the choir.Kevin: All I want is… is an explanation, okay? I don’t think that that is too much to ask for.Dave: Yeah, I wish I could give you one. But I have my theory. I think, uh, God just wants all of us to stay occupied.Kevin: Stay occupied?Dave: Sure. You know, I mean, the busier we are doing stuff the less questions we ask. “Why are we here?” “What are God’s plans?” You know, in the short time that I’ve been in this place, I’ve uh… I’ve realized something. I don’t think there is a plan.

BlindspotPatterson: He’s wanted in seven countries for, like, all of the crimes.

These are my favorite quotes from the past two weeks, mostly from shows currently on the air, but also other random things I happen to be watching.

Star Trek: DiscoveryCaptain Lorca: Starfleet didn’t start this war.Harry Mudd: Of course you did. The moment you decided to boldly go where no one had gone before. What did you think would happen when you bumped into someone who didn’t want you in their front yard?

LuciferChloe: I’m not worried about Maze. I’m worried about Canada.

Maze: I’m great at dismembering humans. How hard can it be to fix one?

The GiftedKate: I’m sorry.Marcos: That’s alright. You did something stupid for someone you love. Can’t say I haven’t done the same.

The FlashIris: I was engaged to somebody else.Barry: He’s actually dead, too.Therapist: Oh, you two have had to deal with a lot of trauma.Barry: Eddie, and Ronnie…Iris: A little.Barry: My mom, H.R….Iris: Not too much.Barry: Laurel, Snart…Iris: We’ve been to a few funerals.

Cisco: (to himself) You just had to fall for the girl in head-to-toe black leather, didn’t you?

ArrowCurtis: If one of us spots Tarkov, we should have a signal.Rene: Yeah, I was gonna go with something like, “I see him,” or maybe even, “Hey, over there!”Curtis: It’s not terribly original, but effective.

I do not get to screen new shows, so my first impressions are usually based on the description, first trailer, and reviews from trusted TV journalists. Sometimes I am completely wrong, and sometimes I find something that I love. It was actually a little harder this year to pick eight new shows because I am not that excited about most of the new Fall line-up, but these are the shows that I am definitely going to check out. There may be a few others that I add, and a few that drop off after the first episode, so keep an eye on my Currently Watching page to see what I stick with.

1. Star Trek: Discovery, premieres September 24th on CBS then moves to CBS All-Access, stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Yeoh, Rainn Wilson, Terry Serpico, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Maulik Pancholy, Anthony Rapp, Kenneth Mitchell, Clare McConnell, Damon Runyan, Rekha Sharma, Sam Vartholomeos, Mary Wiseman, and Wilson Cruz. Ten years before Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise, the USS Discovery explores new worlds and lifeforms as one Starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien. I have never watched any of the other Star Trek series but I enjoy the most recent movies, and I love the cast, so I will give it a try.

2. SEAL Team, premieres September 27th on CBS, stars David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Neil Brown Jr., AJ Buckley, Toni Trucks, and Jessica Paré. The lives of the elite Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute dangerous, high-stakes missions for our country. Deployed on clandestine missions worldwide at a moment’s notice, and knowing the toll it takes on them and their families, this tight-knit SEAL team displays unwavering patriotism and fearless dedication even in the face of overwhelming odds. It looks like it will have a pretty standard procedural format, but I like to mix those kinds of shows in with my more serialized dramas. There are several new military shows coming out this Fall, and I will probably check out most of them, but this is the one that has the most promise.

3. Will & Grace, premieres September 28th on NBC, stars Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes, and Megan Mullally. This is technically not a new show, but because it has been off the air for ten years, I am counting it as new. In the original series finale, Will and Grace had lost touch as they started new families of their own. However, that ending will be completely ignored when the show returns. Jack and Karen will be back in their original homes, and Will and Grace will have moved back in together. I honestly have not watched this show since it went off the air, but I am excited for it to return.

4. The Gifted, premieres October 2nd on Fox, stars Stephen Moyer, Amy Acker, Sean Teale, Jamie Chung, Coby Bell, Emma Dumont, Blair Redford, Natalie Alyn Lind, and Percy Hynes White. Based on character from Marvel’s X-Men universe, this new series centers around a suburban couple who discover that their children possess mutant powers. They are forced to go on the run, and end up joining an underground network of mutants fighting to survive. There are also several new comic book-based shows coming out this year, and I may give a few of them a try, but this one looks the most interesting. I like the cast, and it has a darker tone, which will hopefully help ground the show a little bit.